What would have seemed crazy 10 years ago is now an everyday event; the ability to watch full length movies and videos on your mobile phone. Learning how to watch movies on Android phone is extremely easy and many would argue much easier than on the iPhone or other smart phone devices. The three easiest ways to watch moves on your Android phone is by renting or downloading the movie from the Android market, watching movies you have previously downloaded from your phone’s internal memory, or to stream movies through your phones data connection.
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Your house is the proud new home to an iPhone or iPod Touch. Now what? For advice on parental controls, how to effectively limit kids’ iPhone time and finding out how to organize your iPhone, check out our collection of articles below.

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While technology was long thought as unhealthy; with kids lounging in front of the TV or playing games on their phone all day, forward thinking parents know that there are a wealth of iPhone apps for keeping kids healthy. Need some activity ideas? There’s a kids app for that! Got a picky eater that needs some creative nutrition? There’s an app for that, too! Here are 5 of our favorite iPhone apps for keeping kids healthy.

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Coloring apps for the iPad have been taken to a new level with Crayola’s Color Studio HD app and the iMarker. This nifty new take on the digital coloring book lets kids play with a truly “magic” marker rather than having to use a finger to spread colors across the iPad screen.

The Crayola Color Studio HD app  is a free app compatible with iPad. While kids can use their finger as a crayon, the app also works with the Crayola iMarker, which retails for $29.99.
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After the kids get bored with practicing their spelling words at the kitchen table, or during pop quizzes in the car, try out My Spelling Test to incorporate some iPhone fun into your spelling studies!

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Parents love a good deal. In a world that has become obsessed with clipping coupons, it’s just as important to know how to use “coupons” to buy apps! Promo codes are codes that are given out by app developers and can be used to download a free copy of their app. As the name would imply, the idea is to allow a few lucky folks to download their apps for free as a means of promotion.

From time to time, you may even see promo codes available from iKidApps.com, simply for being one of the first to comment on a recent post. However, it’s important to know how to redeem a promo code for a free app download!
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The 1st grade is every bit as important as the 12th. Here, students master the art of handwriting, telling time and starting to spell. Here, we review the best educational apps for 1st graders. Kindergarten’s over; and kids need apps to help them with their learning transition to big kid-hood!

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Since the release of the iPad, competitors have been releasing a myriad of tablets on the Android market. While the Apple iPad may be the most recognizable tablet, Android fans are flocking to devices like the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Toshiba Thrive. Manufactured by major electronics brands, these Android tablets are every bit as sleek and mobile as the iPad, but apps must come from the Android market, opposed to browsing the top lists in Apple’s iTunes store.

Never fear, though! Android developers are releasing an increasing number of kids’ apps just for Android tablets, and here, we’ll take you through some of our favorites:
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Everyday, a wealth of new apps are available in the iTunes store. So how do you know what’s worth your time, and safe for your kids to explore? Here, we introduce you to five of the best new apps submitted to ikidapps.com by the developers themselves. For more app videos and information on new kids’ releases, check out our video section.

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Disney has taken the first step to meshing the days of playing with Matchbox cars on the floor with the technology of the iPad. AppMATes toys are Disney’s tech-savvy version of a Hot Wheels play set. (The MAT stands for “Mobile Application Toys”)

The physical toys, based on the characters from Cars, are equipped with a touch footprint on the bottom of the toy that the iPad senses when set on top of the tablet. At about the size of a typical toy Matchbox car, the toys will be priced at $20 for a set of two and sold through the Disney Store, both in-store and online. The app to play on, however, is free and available via iTunes.

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